Kon-Tiki

Cebu, Mactan, Visayas, Philippines

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Kon-TikiMactan

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind2 kn ENE

Current~0.2 kn SSW · model

Swell

0.0 m · 2s · NNE

Water

31 °C

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 04:30 PM & 03:45 AM local

Sunrise 05:32 AM · Sunset 05:38 PM local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

Scored by DiveConnect's site-physics model

Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Kon-Tiki is a dive site off Mactan Island in Cebu, in the Visayas region of the Philippines, an area known for its easy access to reef diving sites from resort-lined shores. Mactan's east and south coasts host numerous house reef and boat-accessible sites used by the many dive operators based there.

AI overview

Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Zigzag WrasseHalichoeres scapularisReported here · unconfirmed
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniObserved near here · iNaturalist

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